Real-Life Decision Making
You are an athletic director for a small university. Despite the small size of the school, there is a variety of sports programs. And since students are required to participate in a sport, you manage an athletic department that's as active as that of a large university.
The smaller school, however, lets you be on a first-name basis with all of the faculty and most of the students. That's a bonus in your career -- most of the time. It usually means that you're working in a friendly environment.
You've recently finished the new budget for the coming school year. Unfortunately, the budget shows that you don't have enough funds to keep the cricket program open and start a volleyball league.
A very generous school benefactor is pushing hard for a new volleyball team that can compete with surrounding schools. But if you approve the new volleyball program, you'll have to end the cricket program and fire the coach because she isn't qualified to coach volleyball.
Firing her is going to be hard. You know she recently bought a new house.
On the other hand, if you keep the cricket program and spare your friend, you won't have the budget to start a volleyball program. Interest in the program is high, and the benefactor has hinted that without a volleyball team, he may turn his attention to another school. If the school loses that money, more programs may suffer.
What do you do?